Another great band that never disappoints is The Airborne Toxic Event. They brought their powerful sound to the Verizon Stage. Check out photos of their set by our Rockin Ryan:
More about The Airborne Toxic Event:
“When the grandstand of Inglewood’s Hollywood Park racetrack was demolished in May 2015, Mikel Jollett’s sense of family and of self came crashing down with it. Jollett, the frontman of Airborne Toxic Event, watched on local TV as the run-down track where he’d spent so many formative times with his father crumbled in seconds, in what was called a “controlled implosion.” Jollett’s father had died just days before the track where he’d spent every weekend was torn down, and Jollett was left reeling, bereft and baffled by his pain and loss. He spent the next five years memorializing his father’s life and death and his own troubled upbringing in the metaphorical dust of the racetrack.
The results are Hollywood Park, Airborne Toxic Event’s sixth studio album—the band’s first in five years and first on Rounder Records—and Jollett’s acclaimed memoir of the same title, published in May by Celadon Books, a division of MacMillan. Taken together, Hollywood Park the album and book represent a towering musical-literary achievement that shows both the breadth of Jollett’s talents and the powerful ways they intersect. Jollett uses songs to tell stories and the written word to hit lyrical high notes. He has woven together references ranging from Shoegaze to Springsteen into a cohesive musical tapestry and produced an unsparing memoir full of intimate, often painful personal details that unlock universal coming-of-age themes.”
They are heading out on tour later this year. Check out the dates below and catch them out at a show.
New York, NY , US 08/02/23 Bowery Ballroom |
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New York, NY , US 08/03/23 Bowery Ballroom Low Ticket Warning |
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New York, NY , US 08/04/23 Bowery Ballroom Low Ticket Warning |
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New York, NY , US 08/04/23 Bowery Ballroom |
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Chicago, IL , US 08/09/23 Lincoln Hall |
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Chicago, IL , US 08/10/23 Lincoln Hall |
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Chicago, IL , US 08/11/23 Lincoln Hall |
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Chicago, IL , US 08/12/23 Lincoln Hall |
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Los Angeles, CA , US 08/16/23 El Rey Theatre |
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Los Angeles, CA , US 08/17/23 El Rey Theatre Low Ticket Warning |
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Los Angeles, CA , US 08/18/23 El Rey Theatre Low Ticket Warning |
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Los Angeles, CA , US 08/19/23 El Rey Theatre |
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San Diego, CA , US 12/08/23 Copley Symphony Hall with the San Diego Symphony |
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